News & Stories Archive
August 22, 2020
Accokeek MD – This school year, the Alice Ferguson Foundation is engaging schools and students in science-based learning through its virtual field trips and online academic programs. “Though our gates […]
March 25, 2020
Accokeek MD – In light of the recent developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and school closings, the Alice Ferguson Foundation has suspended all education programs and events until further notice. “Our […]
September 25, 2019
The Alice Ferguson Foundation welcomed Theresa Cullen as its new Executive Director in late August. Cullen joins the Alice Ferguson Foundation with more than 25 years of experience in education […]
June 25, 2019
Question: What are you looking forward to doing with your free time? Annie: Catching up on Game of Barns (no spoilers please!) and continuing to hang out with my friends. […]
April 5, 2019
Thousands of Volunteers to Participate in the 31th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup Washington DC – Thousands of residents across Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia will come together on Saturday, April 13 to protect the rivers […]
February 5, 2019
By: Bryana Ellis When I first got the news that I would be an intern for an organization in the town I grew up in, I was ecstatic. In […]
October 22, 2018
Businesses share insight on finding solutions to plastic pollution Arlington, VA – The Alice Ferguson Foundation convened more than one hundred fifty policymakers, nonprofit partners, and local business owners for […]
August 29, 2018
By: Kayla David, Outreach Coordinator For those of us to have walked the paths of Hard Bargain Farm, it is no wonder to us why Alice Ferguson first fell in […]
July 25, 2018
By: Christina Morgal, Communications Intern Did you know that every year we help local teachers bring the wonder of the outdoors into their classrooms? Our summer workshops bring teachers out […]
July 10, 2018
This past school year, hundreds of students from around the region participated in the Trash Free Schools program. Students learned about waste production, the impacts of litter on the environment […]